Posted: 2/8/16 at 8:16am
Have you watched the Something Rotten! Tony performance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOsp0rqzDKE
It is a great show. Lots of modern theatre references, don't let the time period put you off if you are interested - it's definitely a modern musical.
Posted: 2/8/16 at 8:59am
If anything, Something Rotten is making fun of both Shakespeare and musicals.
And it's not based on Shakespeare, it's about Shakespeare. The basic concept is that Shakespeare is a kind of rockstar (with groupies and all) whose fame is getting a bit to his head, while poor Nick Bottom is trying write a good show but like every other bard is overshadowed by Shakespeare. So he hires a Soothsayer to tell him what Shakespeare's next big hit will be... what follows is the number from the Tony Awards.
It's hilarious, and in no way old-fashioned, neither in tone nor style nor music. If it wasn't modern, the whole thing would fall apart because it wouldn't be funny.
Posted: 2/8/16 at 11:55am
_IrisTInkerbell said: "If anything, Something Rotten is making fun of both Shakespeare and musicals.
And it's not based on Shakespeare, it's about Shakespeare. The basic concept is that Shakespeare is a kind of rockstar (with groupies and all) whose fame is getting a bit to his head, while poor Nick Bottom is trying write a good show but like every other bard is overshadowed by Shakespeare. So he hires a Soothsayer to tell him what Shakespeare's next big hit will be... what follows is the number from the Tony Awards.
It's hilarious, and in no way old-fashioned, neither in tone nor style nor music. If it wasn't modern, the whole thing would fall apart because it wouldn't be funny.
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Thank you. The more I look at YouTube, I think Something Rotten will be a great selection for us.
